2026
European U25 · Hungary
European freestyle champion
on Johnny
- Gold · Freestyle to music81.565%
- Silver · Individual72.769%
- Bronze · Team competition
Placed first by all five judges. His fourth individual European title, in his final U25 year.
Record 2015–2026
From ponies to the podium.
From the first CDI on the pony Movie Star in 2015 to the European U25 freestyle title in 2026. Here are the championships and wins, each with horse and score, so you can see exactly who will be working with your horse.
- European Championship medals with Fynona (2019–2024), 5 of them gold
- 13
- Freestyle gold with Johnny at the 2026 European U25 Championships, first with all five judges
- 81.565%
- Dutch federation (KNHS) Talent of the Year, three years running (2021–2023)
- 3×
- Dutch U25 champion (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026)
- 4×
Highlights
The biggest days.
Sixteen European Championship medals at six championships, six of them gold. These are the days that stand out.
2021
European Young Riders · Oliva Nova
Triple gold in Spain
on Fynona
- Gold · Team competition77.677%
- Gold · Individual79.617%
- Gold · Freestyle to music83.155%
The best score in the team competition, individual gold on 10 July and a unanimous freestyle title the next day.
2021
CHIO Aachen · Young Riders Tour
A double in Aachen
on Fynona
- 1st · Individual test78.912%
- 1st · Freestyle, Prix St Georges level82.350%
He won both classes at the first edition of the Young Riders Tour. Isabell Werth also chose him for the CHIO Aachen Campus Programme of Excellence: twelve months of training with her at the Soers.
2021–2023
Dutch federation (KNHS)
Talent of the Year, three years running
- 2021 · Most votes from coaches, press and public
- 2022 · The first to win it two years in a row
- 2023 · A third time, plus the audience award
He won the audience award again for 2024 and 2025, and has been part of the KNHS talent team since 2020.
Timeline 2015–2026
From Movie Star to Johnny.
The championships and main wins since the first CDI with Movie Star, with venue, horse and score. Newest first. For team competitions the score shown is Marten’s own, not the team total.
- Gold or title
- Silver
- Bronze
- Win or award
- Placing
2026
U25 · owners’ horses
July, European U25 Championships
Venue:Pilisjászfalu, Hungaryon Johnny
Freestyle gold on 12 July, placed first by all five judges. His final U25 year.
- Gold · Freestyle to music81.565%
- Silver · Individual72.769%
- Bronze · Team competition
Dutch Championships
Venue:Ermeloon Johnny
73.436% and 79.660%. His fourth Dutch U25 title.
- Champion · U25 · total153.096
14 March, The Dutch Masters
on Forever
A ten-year-old gelding Marten trains and competes for Anchor Excellent Horses.
- 1st · ZZ-Licht (Dutch national level)76.050%
13 March, The Dutch Masters
on Paparazzi
A six-year-old mare Marten rides for the De Booij family.
- 1st · Z1 freestyle (Dutch national level)71.237%
2025
KNHS Talent of the Year 2025
By an overwhelming number of votes, presented on 24 January 2026.
- Winner · Audience award
2024
U25 · Fynona and Johnny
KNHS Talent of the Year 2024
Venue:Jumping Amsterdam
Presented in January 2025.
- Winner · Audience award
European U25 Championships
Venue:St. Margarethen, Austriaon Fynona
Fynona’s last competition with Marten. In January 2026 it was announced that the mare had been sold abroad.
- Bronze · Team competition71.029%
- 4th · Individual71.692%
- 5th · Freestyle to music76.840%
22–26 May, Dutch Championships
Venue:Ermeloon Fynona
The third U25 title with Fynona.
- Champion · U25
9 March, The Dutch Masters
Venue:’s-Hertogenboschon Johnny
Johnny’s international debut, just ahead of Dinja van Liere on Vaderland (76.280%).
- 1st · Small Tour freestyle (Intermediate I)76.360%
2023
U25
KNHS Talent of the Year 2023
Venue:Jumping Amsterdam
Chosen for the third year running.
- Winner · Talent of the Year
- Winner · Audience award
22 October, Lövsta Future Challenge
Venue:Herning, Denmarkon Fynona
First leg of a new season of the international U25 tour, held with the FEI Dressage World Cup in Herning.
- 1st · U25 Grand Prix freestyle76.82%
July, European U25 Championships
Venue:Pilisjászfalu, Hungaryon Fynona
Highest score of the four Dutch riders in the team competition.
- Bronze · Team competition
- Silver · Individual73.461%
- Bronze · Freestyle to music78.510%
Dutch Championships
Venue:Ermeloon Fynona
75.342% and 78.158% in the freestyle. Title retained.
- Champion · U25 · total153.500
January, Lövsta Future Challenge
Venue:Amsterdamon Fynona
Second leg of the international U25 tour, at Jumping Amsterdam.
- 1st · U25 Grand Prix
- 1st · U25 Grand Prix freestyle78.558%
2022
Young Riders and U25
KNHS Talent of the Year 2022
Venue:Jumping Amsterdam
Presented on 28 January 2023. He was the first in the history of the KNHS talent programme to win it two years in a row.
- Winner · Talent of the Year
May, Dutch Championships
Venue:Ermeloon Fynona and Killer
No rider had ever won both the Young Riders and the U25 title at one Dutch Championships. It was also his first U25 title. Killer is a seven-year-old KWPN gelding (George Clooney × Tolando).
- Champion · U25 · Fynona151.851
- Champion · Young Riders · Killer147.688
Dutch Championships
on Johnny
- Champion · Z2 (Dutch national level)
2021
Young Riders
KNHS Talent of the Year 2021
With the most votes from coaches, press and public alike. Presented in early 2022 by Anky van Grunsven and Iris Boelhouwer.
- Winner · Talent of the Year
17–18 September, CHIO Aachen · Young Riders Tour
Venue:Aachen, Germanyon Fynona
Also chosen by Isabell Werth for the CHIO Aachen Campus Programme of Excellence.
- 1st · Individual test78.912%
- 1st · Freestyle, Prix St Georges level82.350%
July, European Young Riders Championships
Venue:Oliva Nova, Spainon Fynona
The freestyle was a unanimous win.
- Gold · Team competition77.677%
- Gold · Individual79.617%
- Gold · Freestyle to music83.155%
June, Dutch Championships
Venue:Ermeloon Fynona
- Champion · Young Riders
- Team test79.363%
- Freestyle to music82.375%
2020
Young Riders
August, European Young Riders Championships
Venue:Pilisjászfalu, Hungaryon Fynona
Individual gold on 20 August, placed first by all five judges.
- Gold · Team competition75.823%
- Gold · Individual77.559%
- Bronze · Freestyle to music77.610%
March, KNHS Talent Team
One of three new riders added to the Dutch federation’s talent team, which he has been part of ever since.
2019
Juniors
European Junior Championships
Venue:San Giovanni in Marignano, Italyon Fynona
Three silvers at his first European Championships with Fynona.
- Silver · Team competition
- Silver · Individual75.588%
- Silver · Freestyle to music
24–26 May, Dutch Championships
Venue:Ermeloon Fynona
- Champion · Juniors
- Team test74.848%
- Freestyle to music77.800%
Dutch Indoor Championships
Venue:Ermeloon Fynona
- Champion · Juniors72.121%
2018
From ponies to juniors
CDI Nieuw en St. Joosland
on Fynona
Movie Star went to a new rider and Marten moved up to Juniors with Fynona, Willeke Bos’s KWPN mare (Ampère × Gribaldi).
- First CDI together
2017
Ponies · final pony year
26 August, Dutch Pony Championships
Venue:Ermeloon Movie Star
His third Dutch title of the year.
- Champion · Freestyle to music80.375%
European Pony Championships
Venue:Kaposvár, Hungaryon Movie Star
Movie Star was the highest-scoring Dutch pony of the championships. The team finished fourth.
- 11th · Team test71.179%
- 5th · Individual73.268%
- 7th · Freestyle to music75.475%
KNHS FEI Pony Cup
on Movie Star
He rode two qualifiers and won both, the last in Zuidwolde on 13 May with 71.67%.
- Winner · Final
4 March, Dutch Indoor Pony Championships
Venue:Ermeloon Movie Star
- Champion · Freestyle to music76.292%
2016
Ponies
Dutch Pony Championships
Venue:Ermeloon Movie Star
After placing second in the first round (74.44%).
- Silver · Freestyle final77.083%
5 March, Dutch Indoor Pony Championships
Venue:Ermeloon Movie Star
69.790% and 75.250% in the freestyle.
- Silver · Average of two tests72.520%
2015
Ponies · Movie Star
December, CDI Roosendaal Indoor
Venue:Roosendaalon Movie Star
With Movie Star, a Dutch-bred Welsh pony mare (by Hagelkruis Valentijn out of Maya’s Martine).
- First CDI together
In the media
Followed by the cameras.
His own documentary series, a magazine cover and an international nomination.
Horse & Country · documentary series
De Wereld van Luiten
A documentary series about Marten, made for Horse&Country+ with the backing of Hartog Paardenvoeders and the Dutch federation (KNHS). It follows his training, his bond with his horses and life behind the scenes at the Dutch and European Championships. His mother Hilda grooms for him at shows, and his brother Gijs helps out.
- Season 1: six episodes, broadcast from 25 February to 1 April 2025
- Covers the defence of his Dutch title and his selection for the Europeans in Austria
- There is also a second season: The World of Marten Luiten
FEI · 2021
Nominated for the FEI Rising Star Award
The FEI nominated Marten for the Longines FEI Rising Star Award 2021: one of four nominees and the only dressage rider, alongside talents from eventing, vaulting and showjumping.
“A winner has a plan.”
Cover story, KWPN Magazine, May 2023 (translated from Dutch)
Photo album
Moments to remember.
2023 European Championships: the Dutch team celebrates 
KNHS Talent of the Year 2022 
Herning: a win in the Lövsta Future Challenge 
In the orange tailcoat after a championship test 
In the Lövsta Future Challenge 
Prize-giving at CHIO Rotterdam 2023
Your horse in the same hands.
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